Tihar Jail, New Delhi, India

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Tihar Jail in New Delhi is India’s largest and most prominent high-security prison complex, housing a wide range of inmates including high-profile political figures and notorious criminals.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf correctional facility
jail
prison complex
alsoKnownAs Tihar Ashram NERFINISHED
Tihar Central Jail NERFINISHED
Tihar Prisons NERFINISHED
capacity approximately 5200 inmates
cityServed Delhi NERFINISHED
New Delhi NERFINISHED
country India
governingLaw Delhi Prison Rules NERFINISHED
Prisons Act, 1894 NERFINISHED
hasBrand TJ’s NERFINISHED
hasLegalAidCell yes
hasLibrary yes
hasPart Central Jail No. 1 NERFINISHED
Central Jail No. 2 NERFINISHED
Central Jail No. 3 NERFINISHED
Central Jail No. 4 NERFINISHED
Central Jail No. 5 NERFINISHED
Central Jail No. 6 NERFINISHED
Central Jail No. 7 NERFINISHED
Central Jail No. 8 NERFINISHED
Central Jail No. 9 NERFINISHED
Tihar Jail Factory NERFINISHED
Tihar Jail Hospital NERFINISHED
Tihar Jail School NERFINISHED
holds convicted prisoners
high-profile political prisoners
notorious criminals
undertrial prisoners
inception 1957
locatedIn Delhi NERFINISHED
New Delhi, India
surface form: New Delhi
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory National Capital Territory of Delhi NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone Indian Standard Time
nearbyPlace Tihar Village NERFINISHED
notableCharacteristic largest prison complex in India by inmate population
one of the largest prison complexes in South Asia
numberOfJailsInComplex 9
operatedBy Delhi Prisons Department NERFINISHED
originalFunction prison for minor offenders
ownedBy Government of Delhi NERFINISHED
partOf Delhi Prisons NERFINISHED
rehabilitationPrograms counselling services
educational programs
vocational training
securityClassification high-security prison
maximum security
TJ’sSells bakery products
furniture
handicrafts

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Satwant Singh placeOfDeath Tihar Jail, New Delhi, India
Satwant Singh detainedAt Tihar Jail, New Delhi, India
this entity surface form: Tihar Jail
Om Prakash Chautala placeOfDetention Tihar Jail, New Delhi, India
this entity surface form: Tihar Jail